Roland FP-3 - Manual (Page 22)

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Chapter 1 Playing the Keyboard
Transposing the Key of the Keyboard
(Key Transpose)
You can transpose the key of a performance without having to shift the
position of your fingers on the keyboard. This feature is called “Key
Transpose.”
This lets you take a song in a difficult key with lots of sharps ( ) and flats
( ) and play it in a key with fingering that’s easier for you. This is handy
when playing accompaniment to a song, to match what you play to the pitch
of the singer’s voice.
fig.01-23
1.
Hold down the [Song] button and press the key
corresponding to the tonic of the desired key.
The Key Transpose settings value continues to appear in the display while
the [Song] button is held down.
With the [Song] button held down, you can change the value, even by
pressing the [-] or [+] button.
Additionally, by holding down the [Song] button and pressing the [-] or [+]
button one time, you can display the currently selected Key Transpose value.
The available range is -6–0–5.
fig.01-24
When you release the [Song] button, you return to the previous screen.
2.
To return to the original key, hold down the [Song] button
and press the C key (the tonic of C Major).
Example: Playing a Song in the Key of E Major After Transposition
to C Major
Hold down the [Song] button and press the E key (since E is the tonic).
Counting from C as a reference point, one moves up four keys, including the
black keys, to reach E, thus “4” appears in the display.
fig.01-25
1, 2 Press the corresponding key
By holding down the [Song]
button and pressing both
the [-] and [+] buttons
simultaneously, the setting
returns to its original value.